California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board
Chapter 6 - Representation Proceedings Under Public Utilities Code Transit District Acts
Subchapter 2 - Representation Procedures Under the los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Employer-Employee Relations Act
Article 3 - Petition for Certification
Section 71120 - Amendment of Petition for Certification

(a) A petition for certification may be amended to correct technical errors or to add (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 71680(c)) or delete job classifications from the proposed unit at any time prior to the issuance of a notice of hearing, or notice of intent to conduct election. The amendment shall be filed pursuant to Section 32110 of these regulations and include the information described in Section 71100(a). Service and proof of service of the amendment pursuant to Section 32140 are required.

(b) In addition, amendments to add new job classifications to a proposed unit shall be subject to the following:

(c) Amendments to correct technical errors, add or delete job classifications from a party's proposed unit which are requested after the issuance of the notice of hearing are subject to approval by the hearing officer. The hearing officer may grant the requested amendment, so long as it will not serve to unduly impede the hearing and provided that sufficient proof of support is evidenced to support any request for addition of job classifications.